EURUSD 60 min as been trending down since about Sept 6. That is LLs and LHs with impulse legs being the money makers and corrective legs offering limited profit. This is important when we consider "taking what the market offers". In terms of R:R, ...

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The following seems reasonable: Downtrend: LHs, LLs. During a corrective leg or retracement in a downtrend a SOW may signal the beginning of the potential impulse or LH so SOW is what we look for. image Uptrend: HLs, HHs. During a corrective leg ...

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In contrast to post 13 this chart reveals the value of seeking trades in line with the trend. Volume profiles at corrective tops (beginning of impulse leg) offers much greater profit potential. This is the #1 purpose that I started this thread. ...

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A primary way I see traders applying VSA is to identify reversals at perceived tops and bottoms. This often is done in the midst of a clear trend whether it is a down or up. This often leads to the trader entering at the bottom of an impulse leg ...

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I'm not a big fan of multi-time-frame (MTF) analysis but that doesn't mean it can't work for some. I only trade according to the trend on the time frame I'm looking at. I know MTF analysis is treated like religion by many but I think it is ...

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Yes Shantala. It is actually the purpose of this thread and I hope it will become more clear as the thread matures.

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The thread will concentrate on volume as it is related to Volume Spread Analysis. If you are unfamiliar with it then please read Master the Markets by Tom Williams. It is available for free so this is not a an advertisement. If you don't understand ...

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Most who have decided VSA is a worthy trading strategy are quite aware of the potential limitations and have for the most part have disregarded them. I refer you to rule #1.

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It's great to see interest in the topic of the thread. I plan to get to all questions and look forward to those with much more experience than I. Here is a trade I placed last night. It was a sell stop below "no demand" area and I didn't feel to ...

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Hello Shantala. I'll take a shot at your chart. But first let me say that the time you are looking at is "after hours" trading. Volume in general will be much lower than during NY. Having said that let's tackle the chart. Bar 1 is the most important ...

vsa with Malcolm

I want to offer a somewhat different view of the NQ chart. First I tend to want to see "trending" behavior based on market structure. So Hs, Ls HHs and HLs are important to me. In the NQ chart after high volume 1 bar (SOS) price descends a bit ...

vsa with Malcolm

Don't have time to comment and mark up this chart but it's a beauty. If anyone wants to go at this one please do. Otherwise I'll get to it later. image

vsa with Malcolm

This EURUSD 480min chart shows a combination of market structure in terms of swings (HHs, HLs, LLs, LHs) and a 20 period MA. image 1. This chart is further labeled showing the larger orange swings. In the context of the orange swings price ...

vsa with Malcolm

I welcome criticisms and comments regarding anything I post here as although I am an enthusiastic new learner of VSA I am NEW. My views are likely to be overly simplistic so I look forward to your comments. When analyzing a chart I have found that I ...

vsa with Malcolm

image This is a EURUSD 8 hour chart (480 min). I've chosen this longer term time frame for several reasons. Here are just a couple: 1. 4h and lower time frame opportunities seem to mostly happen when I'm unconscious 2. Very low time frame ...

vsa with Malcolm

Having ignored VSA for years I recently read Tom Williams and Gavin Holmes and others' work on VSA over the last several weeks. The impact was so profound that I suspended my own trading program until I complete a thorough study of VSA. For now I ...

vsa with Malcolm

I don't micromanage trades. I generally set profit target and stop loss at the time of entry and walk away. The trade is a success or not. No partial profit taking. Rarely will I exit a trade early once filled.

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